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Military service
Age:
22
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Flying Corps
Division:
7th Squadron
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
November 28, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Near the west side
Additional information
Son of J. A. and Frances A. Forsyth, of 336, Rushton Rd., Toronto, Ontario. He also served in the Royal Field Artillery.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
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Roll of Service
From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921. -
Photo of Roy Forsyth
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
Plaque
1914-1918 Memorial tablet, Bloor Street Presbyterian Church, 300 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. This congregation was established in 1887, and in 1925 became the Bloor Street United Church. The tablet was unveiled on May 16th, 1920. It was inscribed: "In memory of the men of Bloor Street Presbyterian Church who went out to battle and died for Freedom's cause. They feared not Death and meeting it they won the Victor's Crown." -
Newspaper Clipping
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Memorial Room
Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; submitted by K. Parks, Alumni Affairs. -
The Soldiers' Tower
The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of 2nd Lt. R. A. Forsyth R.F.C. is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, which can be seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Affairs. -
Photo of Roy Anderson Forsyth
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Roy Anderson Forsyth
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 577 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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MOORSLEDE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Belgium
The village of Moorslede is locared north east of the town of Ieper off the N313 which runs between Ieper and Roeselare). Driving from Ieper follow the N313 through Langemark-Poelkapelle to Westrozebeke. In Westrozebeke you come to the junction with the N303 to Passendale. Turn right here and follow this road to Passendale and into the town centre. From the centre take Statiestraat, a turning on the left to Moorslede. You come into Moorslede on Stationstraat and come to a crossroads, go straight on into Roeselaresestraat. At the end of this street bear right into Nieuwstraat, at the crossroads go straight over into Kerkhofstraat and the cemetery is on the right. The graves are located on the right hand side in the cente.
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